Skater s article



June 28,192?. ,634,061 w. w. WARNER SKATER S ARTICLE Filed June 22. 1926 l Wham mman,

Patented June 28, 1927.. *narran "stares caricia.

WILLIAM w. WARNER, or, irinnnnrowinoiaio.'

snarnias ARTICLE.

This invention relates to articles offootwear and especially to articles lof this kind which are adapted for use by skaters for the purpose of providing additional protection against cold. Y

An object of my invention is to provide a protective covering for the upper part ofthe 'foot which may be conveniently worn over a shoe'having a skate permanently attached thereto. l l ,j f. rAnother object is toprovide a device for the purpose stated which is provided with means for snugly retaining it upon a skaters shoeand rpermitting freedom of movement.

yThese and otherobjects are attained by the means described herein and disclosed in .the accompanying drawings, in which:

- Fig. lis a side elevational view of a shoe carrying a permanently attached skate and having a device orfrmyv inventionl mounted thereon. i:

Fig. 2 isan invertedplan view of the device ofmy invention. --Fig 3 is a view taken on line 3.,-3 .of

The vprotectorof my invention is preferably made of hide or kleather having the side carryingy the wool, fleece., fur, vor the like turned to the insider and the tanned face turned 'outwardly and carrying the ymeans forsecuringfit upon` agshoe. :The device takes substantially the form of a shoe upper or buskin without a-sole and may `be `c onveniently formed of vtwo substantially sim- -ilar sides 5 and 50, secured together .at the rear-bya seam. 6 and at the toe fportion" by stitching 7. Suitable `reinforcing ,strips 8 `and 9 are applied over the seams 6 and 7l at the rear and toe portions respectively.y tongue 10V is provided in the protector and it also has its fleece or wool bearing side disposed inwardly and otherwise may be l`of any desired shape andA secured upon the'protector in any approved manner. 'The sides 5 and 5() have -suitablereinforcing patches 11 which are disposed at that portion of the protector which fits over the narrow portion of the shoe to which it is to be applied. v A strap 12 is secured to one of the reinforcing patches or members and is adapted to be passed beneath the sole 13 of the skate shoe 14 and to be retained by a suitable securing element, such as a buckle 15 carried by the remaining reinforcing patch or member 11. A toe securing means is provided by sewing or otherwise attaching a piece of leather or Application filed .Tune 22, 1928. Seriai No. 117,858.

other 'flexible material 16 to the bottom edge 17 ofthe side members 5 and()v for a distance along the forward ends thereof.y The member 16 is cut away centrally as at 18, so that the forward upright 19 of the shoe skate 20 may be accommodated therein. A flap 2l is secured to 'the member 16 on one side of the opening 18 and carries on its freend a pair of snap fasteners 22, the com- 'plementarymembersi23 of which are carried by' the-memberv 16 `on the opposite side of opening 18'.. Any suitable securing means may be provided in lieu ofthe snap fasteners shown. By reference to Figs, 1 and 2 it will be readily lapparent that when the vfasteners 22 and 23 and the strap 12 and buckle 15 are separated, vthe protector may be very readily placed over the skate shoe comprising the shoe 14 having the skate structure 20 permanently attached toz the sole thereof7` the slot, or opening 1S permitting the toe securing member k16 to be passed about the upright .19L of the skate and permitting the flap 21 ,to be passed; rearwardly thereof for sev curing the toe portion 15 in abutment with the bottom of the sole 13 of the shoe. The f strap 12 is then passed beneath the narrow portion of the sole 13 and secured by means ofthebuckle 15. vBy reference topFig. 1 it `will be noted that thebottom edges 17 of the protector. are drawn downwardly so that they completely cover the upper of the shoe but leave the edge of the sole 13 exposed. The purpose of securing the protector in this manner is to permit substantially all of the side edges of the soleto receive the wear and rough usage incident to skating, and thereby to substantially eliminate tearing or fraying ofthe bottom portion of the protector. The toe securingimeans 16 disposes the forward part of theprotector in its proper and preferred relation to the sole of the shoe so that the wear at the toe portion is received by the relatively tougher material of the toe rPheoperation and use of the device is obvious. A skater desiring additional warmth for his feet may apply a pair of the protectors to the skate shoes and secure them in the proper relation to the sole of the shoe by means of the snap 21 and strap 12. The protectors may be readily opened by loosening or undoing the laces 25 which pass through the suitable eyelets 24 at the opening 26 of the protectors. This permits the protector to be opened so as to render aclcessible the normal shoe laces 27 for the skate shoe- 14. When the skate shoe is laced and secured to the foot of a wearer, the ieece or wool bearing side of the tongue 10 ispositioned over the laced portion of the skate shoe, after which the protectors are closed by tightening the laces 26 and thereby retaining the tongue l() in position. In this way the entire upper of the skate shoe 14 1s covered by thel soft warmmaterial while the sole i3' and the ska-te 2() are entirely free of impediment to use.

It will be noted that the fleece or wool which is disposed against the upper of the skate shoe serves as a heat insulating medi-um so that the warmth of the wearers foot is re'- tained therein and that by securing the bottom edge of the protector closely about the soleil?) of the shoe 14, the escape of the heat is precluded and the cold winds cannot find their way between the edge of the protector and the edge of the shoe sole. It will of course be understood that the devices of my invention may be applied with equal efficiency and nicety over skates which are permanently attached to a skaters shoe and those which are attachable to ordinary shoes.

' fhat I claim is:

l. As a new article of manufacture, a protector for skate shoes and the like having an inner face bearing a heat insulating ma- 'teriah and comprising a soleless upper provided with a continuous bottom edge, and securing means at the front and center portions of' its bottom` edges for retaining said bottom edges adjacent the sole of a skate shoe.

2. In a device of the class described a bottomless upper of fleece lined material, a slotted toe securing member, means for substantially closing the slot in said member and a center strap for drawing the bottom edges ofv said upper toward one another.

3. In combination with a shoe having a skate permanently attached to the sole thereof, a removable protector comprising an auxiliary shoe upper having an open bottom adapted to cover the npperl of, the skate shoe and securing means adapted to pass beneath the sole of the skate shoe and about the skate for positioning the bottom edges 'of this protector along the top edge of the shoe so e.

4c. In a device of the class described a removableshoe upper having on its inside surface a fibrous heat insulating material, a slotted toe portion on the bottom of said upper, means for closing the slot in said toe portion and a strap and securing means therefor disposed forwardly of the heel portion of said upper.

5. As. a new article of manufacture an auxiliary shoe upper for use upon skate shoes comprising an upper having a soft lining material, securing means adapted to be passed about the sole of the shoe forwardly of the heel and? a second securing means closable over the toe of the shoe and about a portion of the skate.

6. A skaters article of footwear comprising a cold protective upper member having closabl'e top opening and securing means for retaining the forward portion of said upper member about and substantially inclosing the forward' end of a shoe.

7. A skaters article of footwear comprisingv asoleless cold protective upper to be worn over a skate shoe and having ya toe securing means for embracing the forward end of said skate shoe and adjustable means for securing the lower edge of theupper about the top of the skate shoe sole.

8. In a skaters device the combination with a skate shoe having a depending skate member adjacent the toe portion thereof, of an auxiliary cold protective upper for mounting on the skate shoe and a toe securi ing means on said upper comprising a slotted toe member for receiving the dependingskate member, and a closable flap on the toe member for precluding separation of the upper and the shoe and depending skate member.

9. The combination with a shoe and a skate associated therewith of a removable covering for the entire upper portion of the shoe and substantially free of the shoe sole and skate.

10. A skaters article comprising an upper adapted to completely cover the upper portion of a skaters shoe and having means at its forward end encasing the toe portion of the sole of' said skaters shoe, said means being arranged to removably embrace the forward portion of a skate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 17th day of June, 1926.

WILLIAM w. WARNER. 

